The Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001, United States) in New York City. Views of the Empire State Building in 1970. Views of the Empire State Building under construction in 1930 and 1931. A blimp passing near the Empire State building in the 1930s. People gathered in front of the Empire State Building for its grand opening in May 1931. Next scene shows the 79th floor of the Empire State Building engulfed in flames after a B-25 aircraft crashed into the building in 1945. Views of the fire from the ground and from the 79th floor areas as firemen extinguish flames. The final scene is street levels views of the Empire State building from a moving vehicle, again in 1970.
United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator bombers taxiing and taking off from the United Kingdom during World War 2. Men attach bomb on a B-24 Liberator (Second Bombardment Wing). Nose art of B-24 Liberator “Peep Show” (42-7535) depicting a naked cartoon blond woman seen from a keyhole. B-24 Liberator “Peep Show” engine begins to move. B-24 Liberator aircraft leave the United Kingdom for an assignment North Africa. Another USAAF B-24 Liberator begins to taxi on the airfield. B-24 Liberators taxiing and taking off from an airfield. A group of USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers in flight, flying past branches of trees. A machine gun barrel peering out in front of a group of flying bombers. A bomber in flight.
Vojta Benes, brother of Czech President Edvard Beneš, arrives in Polish ocean liner SS Batory in New York, United States. Vojta Beneš of Czechoslovakia states in his speech that his country will fight to the last man (early in World War 2 period, just before Munich Agreement was signed yielding Czech Sudetenland regions to Nazi Germany).
Oregon State University (OSU) Department of Oceanography's 80-foot research vessel, R/V Acona, seen in waters off Newport, Oregon, United States. Using a boom on the foredeck, the crew lowers a container, takes a water sample and retrieves it. (Note: Reportedly, one of the two persons seen near the end of the footage may be Hugh Dobson, a technician from BC Canada, who worked for OSU Professor Kilho Park.) One of the two persons near the end of the footage looks like Hugh Dobson who was a technician from BC Canada who came to OSU to work for Professor Kilho Park (this insert provided by Iver Duedall, OSU graduate student 1963-66; spent time on Acona on cruises--most of the time I was seasick)
The film 'A better New York State' shows unemployment in New York, United States. Boards read 'Closed', 'No Men Wanted'. Jobless American people seated on a bench. A board reads 'Unemployed will take any job'. Young people sleep on benches and streets of New York City. Men work in factories and fields. Workers stand in a line to get their hard earned money. A man plays with his child. Milk and vegetables. A building under construction.
Presidential candidate, Adlai Ewing Stevenson, addresses a gathering at the Iowa State Fair in Newton, Iowa, United States. In his presidential campaign speech, he talks about the perils of farming. He notes that the farmer has no idea what his crop will bring in the marketplace, when he sows the seed, or at any time therafter, until the final sale of his crop. The crowd applauds.
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